Roads. They all just connect to each other to lead to a873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv6MZGZarXv
specific destination. It’s like you need to memorize a specific combination—or873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡppizrriNqw
two—just to end up with an even more specific outcome. But how do we remember873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ46I38Cephc
the longest of combinations, like the one Ms. Sara Leslie had to memorize to873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7jRXja7xl6
get to the Airbnb she rented. The same Airbnb she was driving Caspian Grenfield873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsp4GuhsT1P
and all the other seven chosen boys were headed to.
“How did they even get there?” you may ask. Well, you see…
“Will Caspian Grenfield, Isaac Blueburn, Jax Jackson,873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡadSy0IFJbf
Robinson Wyatt, Lee Emmet, Caleb and William Otto, and Mason Emalia please873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLTdQ3Sdv5C
report to the principal’s office right now?”
Caspian flinched upon hearing his name come out of their873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMlsytYZ0De
school’s intercom. It was especially shocking to hear it along with those other873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsbdhA12x9b
names. He was a bit terrified of the thought that he might’ve become a873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsICwKA7Fh1
delinquent. I mean, yes, he is over exaggerating, but could you really873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwTQ6l34WKf
blame him? He was one of those kids who always passed their homework on time873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR46qH8DxPH
and has never had a grade lower than above average. He was always avoiding873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtC91al2PGG
trouble wherever he went, and it just wasn’t normal to hear his name being used873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu8af5buN1y
along with all those others. Or at all.
He knew it must’ve been a mistake, so he ignored it and calmed873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQduVbUkhHM
himself down. Until the intercom called again.
Now this time, he knew it was real. His palms were damp, and873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn4O6RprAAG
his legs shook. He looked and acted as if he was actually gonna face an873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnjfIHTIUdL
executioner than a principal. Little did he know that it was absolutely nothing873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfXWZSr4xlh
like that at all.
…
“You called to see me, Ma’am…?”
When Caspian peeped into the principal’s office, his stomach873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5BWzlsQQof
dropped. William Otto, Mason Emalia, and Jax Jackson stared at him, sitting on873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3859FH9Rtt
the three single armchairs along the side of the room. Their attention was873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlGO30I1Y6i
consumed by his presence, and he didn’t like it.
William Otto was an Alpha, the kind that shows it without873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9hZbxlBF0M
effort at all. The doctors found out as soon as he was born—and that barely873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk8cBIWZQhM
even happens. When he was going through puberty, he went from 4’11 to 5’9 in873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7sjGcRzogu
less than three years. People thought that he was fifteen when he was actually873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVYtoNx4ysX
just twelve. Now that he’s a senior, he stood at 6’2—and that’s why it’s quite873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSkfouYiTNj
difficult to walk through the halls now without getting so much attention.
Though Will looked like the kind of Alpha that could873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq4NEy6YygR
kill a Grizzly Bear, he didn’t act like it. Yes, he was tall, had broad873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj0PGGUP8JK
shoulders, and had abs that could bite; but he wasn’t all that. He was873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡro9VyasRkc
kind, compassionate, and really, really friendly. He was the type of guy873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ARTBKalf2
you could depend on and talk to. He could work in groups of eight and make sure873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOYn9fci09z
everyone had a job to do—and you wouldn’t feel the pressure of doing too much873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPDsRyoOtYt
work. He was a sensitive giant, a large teddy bear. That was kind of why he was873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ983ix9TCZ4
the student body president.
Mason Emalia was the Star Player of their basketball team.873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRKITo4FMbI
Though his performance at school wasn’t the best, he’d always make it up to you873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡigJp4RwNUD
on the court. He was a ruthless player and a worthy opponent. The only thing873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3vExeVyWFT
you could beat him at was chess. Jeez, he hated chess.
And finally, Jax Jackson, the mischief. He was the definition873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAVhWtFUQRO
of “gay and ready to play”—it’s true, he’s the one who made it. Though nobody873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhplBeeHJVN
really knew where he landed on the spectrum, everyone at school knew that he873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxYpXwpd4dw
was only interested in men. All the girls would ever hear about him were, “I873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNtsCrHtTju
don’t know why, but he was amazing in bed,” and the like. There was even a873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPFPWH9nPTJ
rumor the spread like wildfire about him being able to get into their science873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVcgbQyfyP3
teacher’s pants—who was at least forty years old for your information.
Seeing all these boys here made Caspian feel so small, as if873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW7N4fihTIq
he was just a puny ant who could get stepped on in any minute. It terrified him873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ2P7abXm6d
to the bone. And this was just the first three, where were the other four?
“Caspian, please have a seat while we wait for the others,”873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcyTuJZh2Qm
Principal Gwen said calmly as she gestured to the seats in front of his desk.
Caspian took a seat on the couch in front of the three other873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEtzS7nFPxx
boys who watched his every move (But that was what Caspian thought. They were873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ058Q1Lb5t6
actually just bored out of their minds right now.)
They silently waited. All they could ever hear was the873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJMZ3nqviGD
tapping of their Principal’s computer keys. Tik, tik, tik, they went.
Finally, the silence was broken when someone opened the door.873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe6ltE9VmCx
Another one of the eight boys who were beckoned by their intercom. And who873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡengHxcHMpm
exactly? None other than Robinson Wyatt, Caspian’s one and only childhood873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFeeRgPxgcP
crush.
They weren’t close when Caspian first saw him, but he thought873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtxQ8pLAi4e
that Robbie was… cool. He watched him play around in the playground from a873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Q94QabEwS
distance but never found the courage to actually talk to him. He was too afraid873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNpFcTMpOdQ
that Robbie would think that he was just a stupid Omega with no friends.
A few years later, word got around that Robbie was an Alpha873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIMPMj1lLaM
and that just made things more confusing for him. He couldn’t understand why873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAcne6FEzWQ
his face would heat up or why his heart skipped a beat when Robbie passed him.873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6YNCEnY5Jl
It was a weird feeling that forced him to grin for no reason. Soon, he found873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn8406DoFUL
out that it was Love.
“Okay,” Principal Gwen started.
Caspian awoke from his mental nap, blinking his eyes873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBlPYsrgHT9
furiously under his round glasses. The boy didn’t even notice that Blue, Caleb,873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv1gBfIPis3
and Lee had already arrived—and that Robbie ended up sitting beside him.873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAcgN6lTqxZ
Fortunately, he could still breathe. For now.
“I called all of you here today to discuss something really873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLBMKGoQT6D
important-” she leans forward, fixing her posture- “though it may sound873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgz6S6wBfGj
extremely odd.”
“Ma’am,” said Lee. “Are we in trouble of some sort?”
All eight boys leaned closer, as if they were programmed to873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsW5RNhJeWA
do this in sync. Their ears were open wide enough to fit a moth.
Their once fully composed principal smiled. “No. I’m sorry to873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjpFLCuw4UP
disappoint you, Mister Emmet.”
All eight boys eased up. Lee sat back, pleased to hear the873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnCspuUEE6v
good news. A small phew was could be heard from Blue—that is, if you873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPhVFkGRqxd
listened hard enough. You could hear familiar cuss words from Jax and Mason’s873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2rFUHIE4DY
direction. Will, Robbie, and Caleb sighed for a good two seconds, thanking the873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGhDLdgIzDU
Lord’s Holy Name. And Caspian finally eased every inch of his body.
“Why?” their Principal asked. “Is there something you should873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQv96mk5RhT
be in here for?”
“Nope,” Mason said immediately.
“Not that I know of… yet,” coming from Mason.
“Of course not. How could I?” babbled Lee.
“No, Ma’am,” Will said, shaking his head.
“…”: Caleb.
“Hopefully not,” Caspian muttered.
“I don’t think so…?” Robbie said slowly.
“Very funny, Miss Gwen,” chuckled Blue.
“Okay then good,” smiled Principal Gwen. “Because if there873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡONUIgL5jH1
was, you’d still have to participate in this activity.”
“Activity?” blurted Blue.
“Yes,” Principal Gwen said enthusiastically—only in her voice873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD2hVuJtXpg
though. “I would appreciate it if you eight would plan an event before this873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRrqhgy1jFZ
school year’s prom. You know, to commemorate the graduation of the seniors.”
“But Ma’am,” Blue said, raising his hand.
“Yes, Blue?” Principal Gwen said, giving Blue permission to873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡROngeCP4J8
keep going.
“What makes this year’s seniors make you want to plan a huge873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmGncrtaAwV
event for? (No offense.)” Blue continued.
We heard chuckles from some of the boys, knowing that Blue873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCmPighlBX7
was referring to Will, the only senior in the room. He was a good sport who873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxDUDM6XHzB
smiled it out and muttered, “c’mon, guys.”
Miss Gwen chuckled along with them. “Well, what’s also funny873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Avx8bIlZS
is that we actually raised too much money for the yearly charity fund, and we873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj4dxFyBSv7
couldn’t locate any other charities who were willing to accept the excess.873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiYCY8mqJyq
Plus, the school’s had a good year, so I didn’t think it would be necessary to873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA5xKi4rcIM
keep too much money on our hands.”
The boys go ooh because now they understand what’s873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6nk39Evs2q
happening.
“So,” Caspian blurted out, absent-mindedly. “You gathered all873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡto7ER3gcSm
eight of us randomly to plan a pre-prom party?”
He realized that all eyes were on him again. All eight pairs873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn0FHdQfDiT
of them.
“Uhm, yes,” their principal confirmed. “I like the sound of873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqUKhkpNRDZ
that. ‘Pre-Prom Party’. You boys already have something to call it.”
“Way ta go, Cassie!” Blue cheers enthusiastically.
All the other boys cheer as well, even Robbie—who was still873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡae6OVlqD77
sitting beside him.
“Good job,” he whispered. “Caspian Grenfield.”
Hearing his name come out of Robbie like that made his face873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOZjOf6Swuu
grow warm. He put his palms on them, trying to hide his flustered face as he873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgQ3SdPgHAl
muttered back a shaky “thanks” to everyone.
“Okay, okay,” Principal Gwen hushed. “Here are the forms873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGwZwhooN8A
containing most of the other information you need to know, -“ she passed a pile873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡddkNtmXoWS
of white paper to each of the eight boys as she continued to explain. “-and the873Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7eTDN7Pah9
reply slip your parents need to sign in order for you to-”
“‘Stay at an Airbnb for a week’?” read Lee from the form.
“Miss,” Mason started, confused. “What do you mean by that?”
“Don’t worry, you will be accompanied by Miss Leslie.”
…and now they were arriving at the Airbnb.
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